The Manchester United captain’s tense relationship with the Schalke forward boiled over last week, with the pair screaming at each other when Van Persie refused to pass to Huntelaar during Holland’s Euro 2016 qualifying win over Kazakhstan.

Gullit said: “There has been irritation between them since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

“It was simmering at Euro 2012 and it all exploded. The problems have far from disappeared.

“Huntelaar was mouthing off again against Kazakhstan and his old confrontation with Van Persie surfaced straight back up.”